Defending Australian Open champion Li Na of China (left) holds the women’s singles trophy next to her wax model unveiled at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday. The two-time Grand Slam champion from China retired due to recurring knee injuries last year.

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Defending Australian Open champion Li Na of China (left) holds the women's singles trophy next to her wax model unveiled at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia on Sunday. The two-time Grand Slam champion from China retired d

Taliban kill 10 Afghan troops in attack on base

AFP :Ten Afghan soldiers were killed in a Taliban attack on a military base in the southern province of Helmand on Saturday, officials said.The Taliban dug a tunnel into the base in volatile Sangin district and then blew it up before their fighters could attack the compound, Nawab Zadran a spokesman for 215 Maiwand Army Corps in southern Afghanistan told AFP.“There were 18 soldiers in the base at the time of the attack providing security for the people of Sangin....

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